On June 9, I'm turning 30. At first, this seemed surreal, even daunting. But then I found out that millions of people don't live to see their 5th birthday. And why? Because they didn't have access to clean, safe water.

So I'm not scared of turning 30 anymore. In fact, I'm celebrating my birthday like never before. I'm asking for as little as $1 from everyone I know - and every penny of the money raised will go directly to fund freshwater projects in developing nations.

Even better, every dollar is "proved" when the projects are complete, and photos and GPS coordinates are posted using Google Earth. My goal is to raise just $300 by my birthday, June 9.